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Originally Posted by Richard Eade
Actually, I think that the location of the old Sir John Carling Building is a good idea. It allows better transportation connections; closer to the Trillium Line, providing road access directly from Prince of Wales Drive. It is on a site that has already been built on, so there should be no issue of protecting the land. All-in-all, I think it would be a good location.
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But is that enough space for them? Take a look again at the map from page 1:
The current campus is about 25 acres, they claim they need 60 though the area in white is only about 40.
Are you including just the site of the old Sir John Carling building, or are you including everything east of Birch Drive (i.e. more-or-less to the roundabout) above the ravine, or that and the field opposite Dow's Lake next to the Trillium Line (which Google Earth identifies as Queen Julianna Park)?
Even the last option in that list isn't appreciably larger than the current campus, especially with a cliff in the site. That's not to say it wouldn't be enough since starting from scratch allows for better site planning (including integration of below grade parking facilities rather than varied above grade options) than working around existing buildings, but it's still no more land to work with.